DuPont class action News

DuPont to Pay $670M Over Teflon-Making Chemical Leak in West Virginia

DuPont said on Monday it agreed to pay $670.7 million in cash to settle several lawsuits related to a chemical leak from a plant in West Virginia. The company said it settled about 3,550 personal injury claims arising from the …

First Trial Begins Against DuPont Over West Virginia C-8 Exposure

Chemical giant DuPont faced its first trial Monday in litigation from residents near one of its plants in West Virginia who have accused the company of sickening them by emitting a toxic chemical that leaked into their drinking water. Carla …

DuPont’s Teflon Spin-Off Plan Worries Neighbors of West Virginia Chemical Plant

DuPont Co.’s plan to spin off its Teflon unit is spurring concern on the West Virginia-Ohio border that the new company won’t cover medical payments for residents sickened by a chemical long-used at the production plant. In 2004, as a …